I created this book for my bachelor thesis at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany. It's all about zoonotic diseases – those which can be transmitted from animals to humans and otherwise. As a matter of fact, the majority of all known human infections are either zoonotic or of zoonotic origin. The book explains a lot of facts about pathogens, desease vectors, prevention strategies in an entertaining and comprehensive manner.
I am responsible for both text and illustrations.
Introduction chapter about routes of transmission.
Importance of common sense due to fighting off possible diseases.
Chapter about scale in relation to microorganisms and their sizes.
Chapter about helminths.
Spread dedicated to arthropods
Short introduction to zoonotic diseases.
Toxoplasma gondii and the crazy cat lady syndrome.
About animals which can transmit rabies.
Spread about epidemies caused by mosquitos.
How to prevent mosquito bites.
Beginning of a chapter about tick borne diseases. The picture shows an adult Ixodes Ricinus – the most prominent tick species in Germany.
Intro about some famous scientists who made glorious medical discoveries.
The Kung Fu of disinfection
Travel safety tips.
